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Address on Life-Sustaining Treatments and the Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas—Pope St. John Paul II

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterMarch 20, 2004Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Nutrition and Hydration, End-of-Life Issues, Persons with Disabilities

Address to an International Conference on Organ Donation—Pope St. John Paul II (2000)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterAugust 29, 2000Advance Directives and POLST, Brain Death, Catholic Health Care, Determination of Death, End-of-Life Issues, Organ Donation

Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason)—Pope St. John Paul II (1998)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterSeptember 14, 1998Research, Catholic Health Care, Professional Guidance

Evangelium vitae (The Gospel of Life)—Pope St. John Paul II (1995)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterMarch 25, 1995Abortion, Beginning-of-Life Issues, Birth Control and Contraception, Catholic Health Care, End-of-Life Issues, Genetics and Genome Editing, Marriage, Natural Family Planning (NFP), Nutrition and Hydration, Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, Pregnancy Complications, Privacy, Reproductive Technologies, Stem Cell Research, Sterilization, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Veritatis splendor (The Splendor of Truth)—Pope St. John Paul II (1993)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterAugust 6, 1993Abortion, Beginning-of-Life Issues, End-of-Life Issues, Catholic Health Care, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Redemptor hominis (The Redeemer of Man)—Pope St. John Paul II (1979)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterMarch 4, 1979Beginning-of-Life Issues, End-of-Life Issues, Catholic Health Care, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Humanae vitae (Of Human Life)—Pope St. Paul VI (1968)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterJuly 25, 1968Abortion, Beginning-of-Life Issues, Birth Control and Contraception, Catholic Health Care, Marriage, Natural Family Planning (NFP), Reproductive Technologies, Pregnancy Complications, Sterilization, Conscience and Civil Liberties

Address to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System—Pope Pius XII (1952)

Papal DocumentsThe National Catholic Bioethics CenterSeptember 14, 1952Research, Stem Cell Research, Brain Death, Determination of Death, Organ Donation